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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET PROJECT: Provide direction to City Staff regarding the preparation of a new Lease Agreement between the City of Paris and the Archers for Christ for use of properties located at Lake Crook. BACKGROUND: The City of Paris has previously had an ongoing leasehold arrangement with the Archers for Christ organization for use of various tracts located at Lake Crook. Most recently, a five year extension of the Archers' prior lease expired on September 30, 2000. At that time, the City Council passed Resolution No. 2000-127, extending the Lease Agreement with the Archers for an additional one year term, beginning October 1, 2000, and ending September 30, 2001. The stated purpose of the one-year extension was to allow City Council time to consider the results of an ongoing Master Plan study for the use of Lake Crook and a short term lease was deemed appropriate to preserve the City's options with regard to implementing the Master Plan. Subsequently, the City Council took action to adopt what was referred to as Option Two in the Master Plan as designated by the Master Plan consultant. A copy of that Option Two is appended to this Agenda Information Sheet for the Council's review during the deliberation of this issue. The Archers' organization has now come forward requesting City Council consideration of a new lease agreement which they feel is consistent with the Master Plan. The Archers' actual proposal for the new lease agreement is included with this Agenda Information Sheet. DESCRIPTION: In contrast to the prior arrangement between the City and the Archers, the proposed Lease Agreement will allow the Archers to access some properties for their archery purposes not currently accessed, that being tracts designated three (3) and seven (7). The lease would be a twenty-year lease as proposed by the Archers, save and except a five year lease provision with a five year renewal for tract number one (1). The Archers have conceded the need to share the use of tract three (3) with the Paris Gun Club and tracts four (4) and five (5) with the Maxey Black Powder Club. Other details of the Archers' request are included in their proposal. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Also included in this agenda package is a copy of the Archers' prior long term lease as well as the current short term lease agreement. City Council is being requested to give guidance to City Staff regarding the terms and provisions of the new lease with the Archers For Christ organization for use of various tracts located at Lake Crook. This is the first opportunity for City Council to review the use of the properties at Lake Crook in light of Council's recent action approving the Master Plan for the Lake. Consequently, City Staff is seeking guidance as to the terms of any new lease agreement, the length of that lease agreement, and other related provisions to be assured of consistency with the intentions of City Council for the long term future use of the lake. Based on City Council's directions to City Staff with regard to the items requested in the Archers' proposal, Staff would return to City Council with a Lease Agreement reflecting Council's direction for approval at City Council's September 10, 2001, regular Council meeting.